牢屋

牢屋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
牢	屋
ろう Hyōgaiji	や Grade: 3
jūbakoyomi

Pronunciation

• Jūbakoyomi
• (Tokyo) ろーや​ [ròóyáꜜ] (Odaka – [3])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɾo̞ːja̠]

Noun

牢(ろう)屋(や) • (rōya) 

1. prison

   Synonyms: 監獄, 牢

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Okinawan

Noun

牢屋 (hiragana るーや, romaji rūya)

1. prison

   Synonyms: 監獄, 牢

References

• 沖縄語辞典 (Okinawago Jiten, “Okinawan Dictionary”)‎, 1963

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Yonaguni

Noun

牢屋 (hiragana どぅや, romaji duya)

1. prison